The Group 2 Lindsey family of Lawrence County,
Tennessee had migrated there from adjoining Maury County about
1818. Earlier, the family had been in
Laurens County, South Carolina. The Lindsey family
in Lawrence County consisted of Hannah Lindsey, widow of
Ezekiel Lindsey, her children, and the children of
Edward and Catherine Lindsey. Ezekiel Lindsey, born
circa 1775, had died in nearby Maury County, Tennessee in 1807,
and his widow, Hannah, moved to Lawrence County, settling in
the area of Knob Creek. Ezekiel Lindsey's brother, Edward
Lindsey, born circa 1775, had
died in 1814. Edward Lindsey's widow, Catherine, remained in
Maury County, at least until 1820. Her children
all married in Lawrence County, so it appears that
Catherine probably also moved to Lawrence County
sometime after 1820. Catherine may have remarried,
though the name of her second husband, if there was one,
is not known.

Click on the map to the right to see where Knob Creek is
located in Lawrence County.

L0223 in Lindsay International Surname DNA Project
descends from Starling M. Lindsey, who is believed to have
been a son of Daniel Lindsey of Lawrence County. Daniel
later moved to Independence County, Arkansas. Starling
M. Lindsey also moved his family to Independence County, where
he lived next to Daniel Lindsey in 1860.Lindsey's in Lawrence County: Click on a name in the
table below, to learn more about each Lawrence County Lindsey
family member. Keep in mind that there is a lot of
guesswork regarding the familial relationships. Please
consult the census information below,
for the relationship rationale, and also consult the
timeline for source documentation.

For more information about the Maury County,
Tennessee Lindsey's, see the web page about the Lindsey's of
Laurens County. Also, refer to "The Lindsey's of
Maury County, Tennessee," by William Thorndale, which can be
downloaded on the
Literature Page. These Lindsey's had lived in
Laurens County, South Carolina from about 1774 to 1800.
Most of them migrated from Laurens County to Georgia, and then
they moved into Maury County, Tennessee about 1807.
Edward and Ezekiel Lindsey are believed to have been sons of
Ezekiel Lindsey, who died in Laurens County in 1784, leaving a
widow, Elizabeth, and three young sons, Edward, Ezekiel, and
Isaac.

It is nearly impossible to separate and
identify the children of Ezekiel and Edward Lindsey, whose
widows, Hannah and Catherine, probably helped each other raise
their orphaned children. The Lindsey cousins may have
been so close that they seemed like siblings to each other.
Their fathers had both died young, and the records do not tell
us who their children were. The 1807 probate record for
Ezekiel Lindsey did not name any children, and to date, no
probate record has been found for Edward Lindsey, who was put
to death by a firing squad in 1814 for inciting a mutiny in
his military company. Click
here for more about Edward
Lindsey and the charges against him.

Census records have provided a few clues
about the children of Edward and Ezekiel Lindsey. The 1800 census for Laurens County, South
Carolina showed that Ezekiel and Hannah Lindsey had two young
sons, and that Edward and Catherine Lindsey had one young
daughter. The two young sons of Ezekiel Lindsey were
most likely Starling and Alexander "Elliot" Lindsey, who both
married before 1820. The daughter of Edward Lindsey may have
been Rebecca "Elizabeth," who married James Kelly in 1820, or
Matilda, who was given a
deed of gift from her Uncle Ezekiel Lindsey in 1802.

The 1820 census listed two sons for Hannah
Lindsey of Lawrence County, but no daughters. One son was
10-15, and the other was age 16-26. Catherine Lindsey
had 5 young males living with her in Maury County. Two
were under 10, one was 10-15, one was 16-18, and one was
16-26. Catherine had two females age 16-26 living with
her. One of the females may have been Kesiah Lindsey,
who had given birth to a son, George Wesley Cockburn, in 1819.
George Wesley Cockburn may have been one of the young boys in
Catherine's home. George Wesley Cockburn's father, George
Cockburn, lived in Maury County in 1820, but the census
listing for him did not include a wife or any children.
Below is a table with possible Lindsey family listings for
1820.

Names of heads of families in 1820

Free white males

Free white females

Slaves

under
10

10-I6

16-18

16-26

26-45

45 and
over

under
10

I0-16

16-26

26-45

45 and
over

Catherine Linzey
Maury County

2
Edward
George W. Cockburn

1
Isaac

1
Green

1
Jeff.

2
Kesiah
Matilda

1
Catherine

Hannah Lindsy Lawrence County

1
Ezekiel

1
Daniel

1
Hannah

2

Isaac B. Linsey Maury county

1

1

1
John

1
Isaac

2

2
Sarah

1
Elizabeth

1
Elizabeth

Sterling Linsey
Lawrence County

1

1
Starling

1

1
Mary

Elliot Lindsey
Lawrence County

1

2
Elliot
and ?

1

2
Mary
and ?

Missing in the table is Rebecca Elizabeth
Lindsey, who was married by 1820, and living in another
household. Sterling Lindsey and Elliot appeared in their own
households. I have placed Elizabeth as a daughter of
Isaac B. Lindsey, even though she married in Lawrence County
because she later named a son Isaac (Elizabeth married Jesse
Terry). Sarah is placed with Isaac, also, because there
doesn't seem to be room in either Catherine or Hannah's
household for her.

Lindsey individuals in
Lawrence County, Tennessee:

Hannah Lindsey
first appeared in Lawrence County records in 1819. She
was on a tax list that year. Hannah was on the 1820
census, listed as age 26-45. Hannah may have married
Jeremiah Bentley as a second husband. Bentley's 1835 will
named Hannah as his wife. Hannah Bentley received a
land grant on Knob Creek in 1849, so she was still alive
at that time. On the 1850 census, Ann
(Hannah?) Bentley, age 73, lived next door to Daniel Lindsey,
who was probably her son. Matilda Rackley (perhaps a
married and widowed daughter of Daniel Lindsey), age 23, lived
with Ann. Matilda married William K. Lindsey (a son of
Elliot Lindsey) in 1854. And Elliot Lindsey, a probable
son of Hannah, named a son Jeremiah B. (Bentley?) Lindsey,
perhaps to honor his stepfather, Jeremiah Bentley. If
Hannah Lindsey was also Ann Bentley, she died some time after
1850.

Starling Lindsey was born circa 1797.
He was most likely a son of Ezekiel and Hannah Lindsey.
Starling married Mary Asbell in Caldwell County, Kentucky in
1816. Starling and Mary were underage at the time,
so they may have gone to Kentucky in order to get married.
The widow and children of
John Lindsey (ca. 1750-1810, uncle of Ezekiel Lindsey) of
Maury County had moved to
Caldwell County after John died in 1810. Isaac
Barnett, son of Ruth Lindsey Barnett,
certified that Starling and Mary were of age, so they
could be married.

Starling Lindsey first appeared in Lawrence
County records in 1818, when he was ordered to work on a
military road, along with Solomon Asbill (father of Mary),
Daniel Lindsey, and others. On the 1820 census, Starling
Lindsey appeared living near Hannah Lindsey. Starling was the
bondsman for the 1821 marriage of Daniel Lindsey and Elizabeth
Wisdom. Starling
continuously appeared in Lawrence County records until 1836.
This is probably about the time that Starling moved to
Polk (later became Dallas) County, Missouri.
He was enumerated on the 1840 census in Polk County. Starling
died there in
1846. His widow, Mary, was on the 1850 census in
Dallas County. Mary was listed as being age 43. Living with
her were her children, Ezekiel age 30, William C. age 28, John
J. age 24, Daniel A. age 23, Mary age 21, Elizabeth age 18,
Washington (Starling W.) age 17, Emily age 13, Eliza A. age
11, and Hannah age 10.
Family information about Starling Lindsey includes
children named Elihu Franklin and Druscilla, who each died
during childhood.

Biographical sketches of two of Starling's
son,
Ezekiel and
Starling Washington Lindsey, appeared in the book,
History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889,
Goodspeed Publishing Company. Click on their hyperlinked
names to read the sketches.

Elliot Lindsey was born circa 1797.
He was also most likely a son of Ezekiel and Hannah Lindsey.
Before moving to Lawrence County, Elliot married Mary Kelly in
Maury County in 1818. He was listed as Alexander Lindsay
on the marriage record. In all other records, he appeared as
Elliot Lindsey, so Elliot was probably a middle name that he
used instead of Alexander. After Elliot died, a lawsuit
took place over the land that his widow lived on. John
A. Johnston, the uncle of Mary Kelly Lindsey, testified in court
in 1867 that he remembered when
Alex Lindsey bought the land that the widow Mary Lindsey was
living on. John A. Johnston said that he lived about a
half mile from the Lindsey's, and that he had lived there for
40 years.

Elliot Linsey appeared on
the 1830 census in Lawrence County. He was age 30-39,
with a wife who was age 20-29. Elliot had three young
sons and three young daughters in 1830. Family information
lists the children of Elliot Lindsey and Mary Kelly as William
K., Jeremiah B., Carroll A., Louisa "Eliza," Martha, and
Hannah.

Elliot Lindsey appeared in Lawrence County
records until he died in 1836. He was bondsman for the 1820
marriage of James Kelly and Elizabeth Lindsey. He served
on numerous juries, and he viewed and worked on roads in
Lawrence County. Records show that James Kelly was the
administrator of Elliot's estate.

Daniel Lindsey, born circa 1800, may have been a son of
Ezekiel and Hannah Lindsey. Daniel married Elizabeth Wisdom in
Lawrence County in 1821. The ceremony was performed by
Jeremiah Bentley, with Starling Lindsey as the bondsman.
Elizabeth died, and Daniel remarried, to Sarah "Sally" Daulton,
in 1836. Jeremiah Bentley also performed this marriage, with
Ezekiel Lindsey as the bondsman.

The 1830 census did not include Daniel
Lindsey, who may have been living with extended family
members. Daniel was on Lawrence County tax lists in 1826
and 1836, so it seems he probably was living in Lawrence
County in 1830.

The 1840 census for Lawrence County listed
Daniel Linsey next door to Mary Linsey (widow of Elliot).
Daniel was age 30 to 40 with a wife age 20-30 (Sally).
There was a male age 10-15, and two males age 15-20 in the
household who may have been sons from Daniel's first marriage.
Also in the household was a female age 0-5, two females age
5-10, and one female age 10-15. Of these it appears that
the youngest might have been Hannah, who was age 12 in 1850.
So it is possible that Daniel had three sons and three
daughters from his first marriage.

The 1850 census for Lawrence County listed
Daniel Lindsey, age 49 (born in SC). His wife, Sarah,
was age 34. They had children: Angeline age 23, Hannah
age 12, Mary age 7, Kesiah age 5, Samuel E. M. age 3, John age
1, and Ezekiel, an infant. The younger children were
from Daniel's marriage to Sarah Daulton. Angeline was
from Daniel's marriage to Elizabeth Wisdom, who had probably
died by 1834. Daniel and Elizabeth also had a son,
Starling M. Lindsey, who was born circa 1827. Starling
married Martha Ann Kelly in Lawrence County in 1847.

There were probably other grown children from Daniel's
marriage to Elizabeth Wisdom:

Andrew J. Lindsey died in Lawrence County in 1846, and
Daniel Lindsey administered his estate. Andrew had
married Tabitha Sullivant/Sullivan in 1844, and they had a
son, John Daniel Lindsey.

Dorcas Lindsey married Benjamin Crews in Lawrence County in
1849. Dorcas and Benjamin lived near Daniel Lindsey in
1850. Later Lawrence County census data (1880 and 1900) showed
that the father of Dorcas Lindsey Crews was born in South
Carolina, and that Dorcas was born in February of 1834. An
obituary for Dorcas Lindsey Crews stated that she was born
in 1832 and died in 1902.

Elizabeth Lindsey married Augustin Crews in
Lawrence County in 1849. Census data (1860-1900) places
Elizabeth's birth year as circa 1833, with a father born in
South Carolina. Elizabeth died sometime after the 1900
census.

Matilda Rackley, who
married William K. Lindsey (son of Elliot), may have been
Matilda Lindsey, a daughter of Daniel. Matilda Rackley
was a 23-year-old widow on the 1850 census. She lived
next door to Daniel Lindsey in the home of Ann Bentley.
As noted above, Ann Bentley may have been Hannah Lindsey
Bentley, Daniel's mother, who had married Jeremiah Bentley as
a second husband.

By 1860, Daniel Lindsey had moved to
Independence County, Arkansas. He was listed on the census
there as age 60, wife Sarah D. was 43, and they had the
following children: Mary age 18, Kizgiah age 16, Samuel age
12, John age 11, Clark age 10 (must be Ezekiel from 1850),
Tennessee age 6, and Martha J. age 2. Starling M.
Lindsey appeared in his own household, next to Daniel Lindsey, in Independence County.

Daniel Lindsey died sometime after the 1860
census was taken. He did not appear on the 1870 census,
but his widow did, with 20-year-old son, Clark Lindsey.

Starling M. Lindsey is represented in
Lindsay International Surname DNA Project Group 2 by
L0223. Starling was born circa 1827. He was most
likely a son of Daniel Lindsey. In 1860, Starling lived
next to Daniel Lindsey in Independence County, Arkansas.
Both Daniel and Starling M. Lindsey had children, age 6 and
under, who were born in Arkansas, and both had children age 9
and over, who were born in Tennessee.

Starling M. Lindsey married Martha Ann Kelly
in Lawrence County in 1847. Family information states
that Martha was the daughter of Samuel Kelly and Sarah
Johnston.

The 1850 census for Lawrence County listed
Sterling M. Lindsey, age 22. Sterling's wife was Martha
A., age 21. They had a daughter, Sarah E., age 2.
Starling lived near Sarah Kelly, age 64. Sarah Kelly was
the mother of Martha Ann Kelly.

The 1860 census for Independence County,
Arkansas listed Sterling M. Lindsey, age 33. Sterling's
wife was Martha A. Lindsey, age 30. They had children:
Sarah C. Lindsey age 11, George J. Lindsey age 9, Mary J.
Lindsey age 6, and William M. Lindsey age 3. All of the
children were born in Tennessee, except Mary J. and William
M., who were born in Arkansas.

The 1870 census for Independence County,
Arkansas listed Starling M. Lindsey, age 42. His wife
was Mahala J., age 29. Starling had children: George J.
age18, Mary J. age 15, William S. age 12, Samuel L. age
9, and John W. age 2.

Family information states that Starling M.
Lindsey married Mahala Jane Martin in Independence County,
Arkansas in 1864. Starling is said to have died in 1873.

Matilda Lindsey was born circa 1800. She is a
documented daughter of Edward and Catherine Lindsey. In
1802, Ezekiel Lindsey of Laurens County, South Carolina made a
deed of gift of a brindle cow and calf to Matilda Lindsey,
daughter of his brother, Edward. This deed proves that Matilda
was Edward's daughter.

Matilda married Daniel Bentley in Lawrence
County in 1822. The 1850 census for Daniel and Matilda Bentley
of Lawrence County listed Matilda as age 50, born in South
Carolina. Daniel Bentley was 62. Daniel and Matilda had
the following children living in their home: Lafayette M. age
20, Martin V. age 17, Ferdinan(d) F. age 15, Andrew W. age 13,
and Valleria age 9. Other children from family information are
Lycurgus M., Leonidas M., and Milton L. Bentley.

Matilda was listed on the 1860 census.
Two children, And. W (Andrew), and Leonelia V.(Valleria),
lived with her. Family information states that Daniel Bentley
died in 1860, and that Matilda died in 1862. They are
buried in Lawrenceburg City Cemetery.

Ezekiel Lindsey was born circa 1800, and died about 1846.
Ezekiel may have been a son of Edward and Catherine Lindsey.
He married Mary Ann McAllister in Lawrence County in 1829.
Ezekiel Lindsey purchased items at an estate sale in Lawrence
County in 1834, and he appeared on a tax list in Lawrence
County in 1836. Ezekiel Lindsey was enumerated on the 1840
census for Lawrence County, which listed Ezekiel as age 40-50,
with a 30-40 year old wife. An older woman lived with
Ezekiel Lindsey. She may have been his mother, Catherine.

Ezekiel Lindsey left Lawrence County to move
to Tippah County, Mississippi around 1843-1845.
Ezekiel posted bond for title to a lot in Tippah County in
1844. He died in Mississippi about 1846. Ezekiel's widow
then returned to Lawrence County. The 1850 census for
Lawrence County listed Mary A. Lindsey, age 39, born in South
Carolina. Her children were Samantha T. Lindsey, age 17,
born in TN; Sereptha J. Lindsey, age 11, born in TN; William
Lindsey, age 8, born in TN; Solona A. Lindsey, age 4, born in
MS. Ezekiel probably died around the time that Solona
was born. John McAllister, age 72, also lived with Mary
Ann Lindsey in 1850. He was Mary Ann's widowed father.
A married daughter of Ezekiel and Mary Ann Lindsey had
remained in Mississippi. She was Evaline, who had
married Joseph E. Rogers in Lawrence County in 1847.
Joseph E. and Eveline Rogers (age 26) were on the 1850 census
in Tippah County, Mississippi.

Jefferson Lindsey was born between 1800
and 1804. He was probably a son of Edward and Catherine
Lindsey. Jefferson married Nancy Wisdom in Lawrence
County in 1824, with Ezekiel Lindsey posting the bond. Nancy divorced Jefferson in 1831 because
he had abandoned her, leaving her with two young children, and
had moved to White County, Illinois with Lucinda Hinton.
Jefferson Lindsey was on the 1830 census for White County,
Illinois. He was listed as age 20 to 30, with a 16-20
year old wife. Nancy remarried, to
James P. Monday, and they moved to Dallas County,
Missouri.

One of the children whom Jefferson Lindsey
may have abandoned was Ethalinda. In 1826, William
Wisdom, father of Nancy Wisdom Lindsey, was appointed guardian
of Ethalinda Lindsey to ensure that she received an education.
Nancy had stated in her divorce record that two years after
they married in 1824, Jefferson had abandoned her, then he
returned about 18 months later before abandoning her again.
Ethalinda later lived in Dallas County, Missouri where she
married James Southard, so it appears that Ethalinda went with
her mother to Dallas County. Census data in Dallas
County (1860 and 1870) for Ethalinda Lindsey Southard showed
that she was born ca. 1825 in Tennessee. Ethalinda's
Find-A-Grave memorial (# 30431205)
states that she was born Feb. 25, 1825, and that she died
Sept. 18, 1878.

Green Lee Lindsey was born circa 1803 in
Georgia. He was most likely a son of Edward and
Catherine Lindsey. Green Lee Lindsey married Elizabeth
Crisp in Lawrence County in 1824. Elizabeth divorced
Green Lee in 1825. Elizabeth stated that Green Lee
Lindsey had mistreated her, and then he left her. She
asked that her name be restored to Elizabeth Crisp.

Green Lee later married a woman named Mary.
He was enumerated on the census in Perry County, Tennessee in
1830, and he paid taxes on 9 acres of land in Perry County in
1837. Green was enumerated in Decatur County, Tennessee in 1850, 1860, and
1870. Green Lee, his wife Mary, and daughters Indiana
and Keziah, were members of the New Hope Baptist Church in
Decatur County, and they appeared in the church minutes in
1842 and in 1850. Green Lee Lindsey probably died in
Decatur County some time after 1870.

Isaac Lindsey was a documented son of
Edward and Catherine Lindsey. He was named as a son of
Edward Lindsey in 1828, when Isaac B. Lindsey (brother of
Edward) sold some of Edward's personal property to Isaac for
one dollar. Edward had been put to death in 1815, so it
seems that his brother, Isaac B. Lindsey, held on to the
property until young Isaac came of age. This would give
an estimated birth year of 1807 for Isaac.

Little is known about Isaac Lindsey. In
1829, Isaac purchased a cow and calf from the estate sale of
Henry Brashears. In 1835, he purchased tin pans and a
meal bag at the estate sale of Thomas Estes. He was
referred to as Isaac W. Lindsey in the 1835 record.
Isaac did not appear on the 1830 census in any Tennessee
county, so he must have been living in someone else's home. In
1836, Isaac W. Lindsey paid a poll tax. He was listed as
owning no land in Lawrence County. I
have no further records for Isaac Lindsey.

Rebecca Elizabeth Lindsey was probably a
daughter of Edward and Catherine Lindsey. Rebecca was
born circa 1797-1802. She married James Kelly in 1820,
with Elliot Lindsey as the bondsman. The 1850 census for
Lawrence County listed James Kelly age 52, Elizabeth Kelly age
47 (born in NC?), Daniel age 16, Samuel age 14, Martha age 11,
Ezekiel age 8, Martha T. age 3, and John age 2. Elizabeth
Kelly died in 1849, according to her
Find A Grave memorial (#30874764).
Obviously, the memorial is incorrect.
Elizabeth died some time after 1850 and before 1860.
James Kelly was on the 1860 census in Lawrence County without
a wife. He had children: Samuel age 23, Ezekiel age 17,
and Texas age 13. Texas must have been Martha T. from
the 1850 census.

Family information names some other children
for James and Rebecca Elizabeth Lindsey Kelly:

Keziah Lindsey was most likely a
daughter of Edward and Catherine Lindsey. Keziah was
born circa 1800. Keziah may have had a "common law"
marriage with George Cockburn, with whom she had three
children: George Wesley (b. ca. 1819), Felix, and Louisa A.
(b. ca. 1830). In 1832, George Cockburn of Franklin
County, Alabama had the surname of the three children changed
from Lindsey to
Cockburn. George Wesley Cockburn married Harriet J.
Goff. Louisa A. Cockburn married George T. Goff (brother
of Harriet J.), and after he died, she married his brother
Thomas B. Goff.

Keziah married Tannehill Tracy in Lawrence
County in 1830. They had children: Granville Blount, Emily,
Notley F., and Americus D. Tracy. Keziah had a daughter,
Eliza Ann Tracy, who was born circa 1830, and who may not have
been a daughter of Tannehill Tracy. The 1830 census for
Lawrence County showed that Tannehill Tracy and his wife had
two young daughters, who could not have been from their recent
marriage. Eliza Ann Tracy married William Edward Kelly,
a son of Samuel Kelly and Sarah Johnston. Family
information states that Keziah Lindsey Tracy died in 1845.

Elizabeth Lindsey was born ca. 1807.
She may have been a
daughter of Isaac B. Lindsey and his wife, Elizabeth.
She married Jesse Terry in Lawrence County in 1825.
Elizabeth named a son Isaac, and she later lived in Anderson
County, Texas (1850). Elizabeth died sometime after
1870.

Sarah "Sally" Lindsey may have been a
daughter of Ezekiel, Edward, or Isaac B. Lindsey. Little
is known about Sarah. She married Harvey Cowan in
Lawrence County in 1824. Jefferson Lindsey was the
bondsman.

Edward Newton Lindsey was the youngest
son of Edward and Catherine Lindsey. He was born ca.
1811 in Lawrence County. Edward married Salinah/Solinah
Bailey in 1837. According to the
memoir of Alonzo Lindsey, a son of
Edward Newton Lindsey, Edward and Salinah had a child who died
shortly after birth, then Alonzo in 1841, and then a child,
Pisarro, who died at the age of four. The 1840 census
for Lawrence County listed E. N. Linsey, age 20-30, with a
wife, age 15-20. Edward Newton Lindsey wrote his
will on
August 5th, 1845, and died shortly afterward. His will
was proved in the September, 1845 session of court. Solinah
remarried in 1847, to Rufus Ramsey.

Alonzo Lindsey was born in Lawrence
County on June 12, 1841. He was the son of Edward Newton
Lindsey and Salinah Bailey. Alonzo married Etha Hagan in
Lawrence County in 1870. Alonzo and Etha Lindsey had
childen: Edward Allen (1871), Daniel Alonzo (1873), Eugene
Corbett (1874), Etha Maizie (1876), William Henry (1878), and
Elizabeth Bailey (1885).

Alonzo was very interested in learning about
his family history, and as he matured, he spoke to older,
extended family members to try to learn about his ancestors.
Alonzo wrote a memoir in which he shared what he had garnered
about the family of Edward Newton Lindsey. Much of
Alonzo's information was flawed, but it gives us insight into
Alonzo's Lindsey ancestors. Click
here for a copy of Alonzo's memoir.

Alonzo Lindsey died on February 14, 1932. He is buried
in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.